Prakash Kamat
Panaji, June 24-A city-based reputed school has suspended on-line classes for a day and lodged a complaint with Cyber Cell of Goa police on Wednesday following misuse of a social media platform by some students to make fun by clicking teachers faces during the on-line classes and manipulating power point presentations and passing disrespectful comments on a social media(SM) platform.
In a message conveyed to students and parents, the school management, inter alia, said that due to the Covid 19 pandemic, for safety of students they have not allowed them within the portals of the school. As education cannot take a backseat, even during this crises, the management arranged online teaching sessions for all classes at their own cost. This method of teaching is new for all teachers and the preparations of the lessons is quite tedious and strenuous for them, but they took up the challenge because uppermost in their minds was the future of their students.
It further said that the efforts of the management and the teachers should have been appreciated by all the students and parents.
"However, a few students have shown disrespect by using the social media platform like xxxxxx in a demeaning manner. Teachers’ faces have been clicked during the Zoom Classes as well as from the recorded sessions and morphed into unacceptable and demeaning images and uploaded on xxxxxx (SM platform). Also during the live classes, students have
been mutilating the power point presentations and passing disrespectful comments,"adding,"Teachers are very demoralized and disheartened at this behaviour of the students. "
In light of all this,the management decided to suspend the live and recorded sessions for all classes scheduled for Thursday. It has also lodged a complaint wwiththe Cyber Crime Branch,Goa as "this behavior is unacceptable and liable for criminal prosecution."
The management further said that recorded sessions of the Zoom Classes will be given to only those students who apply in writing for the same.
Noting that a decision will be taken on future course of action as some students have proved that they are not in sync with the school’s vision of a holistic education, the management sought to advise parents to monitor their children’s online activities and study sessions.(eom)
Panaji, June 24-A city-based reputed school has suspended on-line classes for a day and lodged a complaint with Cyber Cell of Goa police on Wednesday following misuse of a social media platform by some students to make fun by clicking teachers faces during the on-line classes and manipulating power point presentations and passing disrespectful comments on a social media(SM) platform.
In a message conveyed to students and parents, the school management, inter alia, said that due to the Covid 19 pandemic, for safety of students they have not allowed them within the portals of the school. As education cannot take a backseat, even during this crises, the management arranged online teaching sessions for all classes at their own cost. This method of teaching is new for all teachers and the preparations of the lessons is quite tedious and strenuous for them, but they took up the challenge because uppermost in their minds was the future of their students.
It further said that the efforts of the management and the teachers should have been appreciated by all the students and parents.
"However, a few students have shown disrespect by using the social media platform like xxxxxx in a demeaning manner. Teachers’ faces have been clicked during the Zoom Classes as well as from the recorded sessions and morphed into unacceptable and demeaning images and uploaded on xxxxxx (SM platform). Also during the live classes, students have
been mutilating the power point presentations and passing disrespectful comments,"adding,"Teachers are very demoralized and disheartened at this behaviour of the students. "
In light of all this,the management decided to suspend the live and recorded sessions for all classes scheduled for Thursday. It has also lodged a complaint wwiththe Cyber Crime Branch,Goa as "this behavior is unacceptable and liable for criminal prosecution."
The management further said that recorded sessions of the Zoom Classes will be given to only those students who apply in writing for the same.
Noting that a decision will be taken on future course of action as some students have proved that they are not in sync with the school’s vision of a holistic education, the management sought to advise parents to monitor their children’s online activities and study sessions.(eom)
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